BARE BONES

WIN A COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS SET, AND A BRADFORD’S CROSSWORD SOLVER’S DICTIONARY

Our Bare Bones Crossword is unique because you have to complete the grid – numbers and squares – as well. We have inserted four black squares and four clue numbers to get you going. The crossword has a four-way symmetry: both top and bottom and left and right match, so you can fill in 12 more squares straight away.

There is a prize of a Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus set, and a Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary. Send your solution to: Bare Bones Puzzle No 1052, The Mail on Sunday, PO Box 3451, Norwich NR7 7NR. Entries must arrive by Friday, June 17 (photocopies not accepted). The winner’s name will be published on July 3 from the first correct entry drawn. Winner of Bare Bones No 1049: Lynne Simonite, of Helnor, Derbyshire.

Across

5 Celebrate about woman, say

7 Credit old single to right singer

10 Wedding ring is prohibited, by the sound of it

11 Act it out in the loft

12 Not extensive in his limitations

13 Lectures now about a bird (Two words)

16 Doctor gets negative, having only one speaker

17 When tub is put back in borders

18 Note sheep gets a drink

19 Emil transported by time and distance

20 A contemplation is comical

Down

1 Honour for being lamed, unfortunately

2 State queen has a hair product

3 Yet more vaccine treated bedsores too (Two words)

4 A pie’s changed colour

6 Convicts appearing in series (Two words)

8 Highest amount for an LP (Two words)

9 Dine, getting good mark for robbery

14 Bird getting dressed, losing tail

15 Son is not commonly a good man